Felon in Possession of Assault Rifles and Meth

At approximately 9:00 p.m. yesterday, November 23, 2017, Sheriff’s deputies conducted a vehicle enforcement stop for excessive speed in the area of Mahoney Rd. and Black Rd. The driver was identified as being 52-year-old Barry Pardo of Santa Maria.

During the enforcement stop, a search of Pardo’s vehicle was conducted. The search revealed a methamphetamine smoking pipe and a large rifle case. The rifle case contained an “assault rifle” without a serial number, a small caliber rifle and two large capacity AR-15 style magazines.

Pardo is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing any firearms. Pardo was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of an assault weapon, possession of high capacity magazines and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Pardo was booked into custody at the Lompoc Police Department with bail set at $35,000.

In the news.........................................WASHINGTON — The FBI was flooded Friday with more than 200,000 background check requests for gun purchases, setting a new single day record, the bureau reported Saturday..............
In all, the FBI fielded 203,086 requests on Black Friday, up from the previous single-day highs of 185,713 last year and 185,345 in 2015. The two previous records also were recorded on Black Friday....................
Gun checks, required for purchases at federally licensed firearm dealers, are not a measure of actual gun sales. The number of firearms sold Friday is likely higher because multiple firearms can be included in one transaction by a single buyer.